RE: best state?
Not Pennsylvania
Too many hunters (over 1 Million) in a patchwork of urban sprawl. People are getting greedier and greedier, leasing and posting everything in sight.
If, however, you have your own ground or a good hunting spot void of outside pressure, we grow some awesome deer, and tagging out can be a breeze.
It's still not very hard to fill your tags here, but you're limited to only a few deer and one antlered. We do have awesome spring turkey hunting, but it's not Missouri, that's for sure. You also get three days of bear hunting glory if you're in the know for a good spot, but those days are non-weekend, so it involves time off work, which sucks.
No sunday hunting, no weekend bear hunting, no spring bear, overcrowded, only one spring gobbler and everything is POSTED. That's the quick and dirty on Pennsylvania.